the bronze hall
Consult Tang of Shang
Write your question plainly and choose the rite. Tang casts, the lines rise on the scroll, and then he reads them aloud.
the bronze hall
Taking longer than expected — reloadthe silk is empty
the rite
A blank question is allowed — Tang will address the hour itself.
the presenter
Tang of Shang
The founder-king keeps the bronze and the oracle bone in this hall. He speaks in short judgements — the hexagram first, then each changing line, then the figure it turns into.
- · Six lines are cast from the bottom up.
- · Old yin and old yang are changing lines — they turn.
- · The turning figure shows where the situation is going.